June Visa Bulletin

The June Visa Bulletin

The June Visa Bulletin has been released and is updated to reflect current priority dates for Family-Based and Employment-Based immigration categories. These categories represent the ways in which individuals can obtain permanent residence (Green Cards) in the United States. The Department of State releases a new bulletin every month as a general update. The categories also explain the number and percentages allowed by preference.

Of significance and news that we covered this week, the Chinese EB-5 category is stuck at May 1, 2013 as the priority date.

The Department notes that most Family-based and Employment-based categories advanced in priority dates. However, Family-Based 4 is notorious for lagging years and years behind for every chargeability. On the employment side, EB-3 is known to lag behind for most chargeabilities and EB-2 is usually behind for China and India.